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Why and How: Transferring Wells Fargo Rewards Between Accounts

April 14, 2018

Point transferability between accounts varies wildly across banks. Wells Fargo is one of the most favorable banks in this regard, allowing point transfers: To…

Deal or Not a Deal? Paying Taxes with a Credit Card, “Buying” URs, and 3x Plastiq

April 13, 2018

There are a lot of different ways to play this game. There’s no “one size fits all” and I think it’s important to consider…

Shop Talk: Southwest’s Second Devaluation, Booking Patience, IHGee-Whiz, & Gift Card Changes.

April 11, 2018

Welcome to another edition of Shop Talk where we discuss what’s going on in our personal points & miles space and highlight what we…

Pros and Cons: Ranking the “Tier 2” Rewards Credit Card Banks

April 10, 2018

Beyond the big three banks with the best flexible points programs (Chase, AmEx and Citi) there’s a second group of banks with travel/rewards credit…

Wells Fargo Propel World 40,000 + $100 air incidental still available over phone

April 9, 2018

The Wells Fargo Propel World AmEx card is still available for applications over the phone. Card details 40,000 GoFar Rewards after $3,000 in spend…

Automatically Re-Book Flights and Hotels When Prices Drop With DoNotPay.com

April 5, 2018

Editor’s Note: The creator of DoNotPay, Joshua Browder, reached out to me and asked me to call him and discuss a new robo travel…

How to Find Boutique and Family Friendly Hotels

April 3, 2018

Note: If you haven’t listed to the Saverocity Observation Deck podcast #78 you might want to before reading this post. A good friend is…

Chase rejected me for a Sapphire Reserve because I already have the Sapphire Preferred – how should I navigate this situation?

April 2, 2018

Quick Summary: If you’ve experienced a Chase Sapphire denial it could be because Chase won’t approve you for a Sapphire card if you already…

If you can only get 4 new Bank of America cards every 2 years, which should you get?

March 29, 2018

Bank of America is a quirky player in the rewards credit card space. They’ve got co-branded travel cards with a few airlines (Alaska, Virgin…

10 Questions (and Answers) About Plastiq.com

March 29, 2018

Full disclosure: Plastiq offers referral credits to this blog. I’m attempting to negotiate a better deal for readers, but the current deal via Milenomics’…